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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDPW email Cotuit Entrance Channel Dredging - Extra ShoalFrom: Karle, Darcy Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 12:33 PM To: Cavanaugh, Kimberly Subject: FW: Cotuit Entrance Channel Dredging - Extra Shoal Aachments: Emergency Declaraon Request, Cotuit Entrance_0001.pdf; BCD_240924_BD_COTUIT_ENTRANCE_PLAN.pdf Hi Kim, Please add an Old and New Business agenda item to Tuesday’s agenda, first item. A. Old and New Business - Emergency Declaraon Request, Cotuit Entrance Channel – Severe Hazard to Navigaon Request for a support leer from the Commission to DEP . SE3-6100 Please forward this email to the Commissioners and copy the meeng material. The County is in the process of mobilizing to complete the approved dredging of the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel. DPW received the pre-dredge survey and found that a small shoal will be le to the west of the channel upon compleon. DPW is concerned that this may pose a risk to navigaon, so they are pursuing an emergency authorizaon from the various regulatory agencies to seek approval to remove the shoal while the dredging is on-going. From: Beaudoin, Griffin <Philip.Beaudoin@town.barnstable.ma.us> Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:55 AM To: Karle, Darcy <Darcy.Karle@town.barnstable.ma.us> Cc: Taylor, Brian <Brian.Taylor@town.barnstable.ma.us>; 'paul.marsala@foth.com' <paul.marsala@foth.com> Subject: RE: Cotuit Entrance Channel Dredging - Extra Shoal Hello Darcy, As a follow up to my prior email, aached for your consideraon is the leer I referenced. I have also aached the predredge survey so you can see the area in queson, which is approximately to the west of Staon 30+00. Please let us know if have any quesons. Best, Griffin Griffin Beaudoin, P.E. Town Engineer Barnstable Department of Public Works 382 Falmouth Road - Hyannis, MA 02601 P: 508-790-6400 – C: 774-487-9663 griffin.beaudoin@town.barnstable.ma.us From: Beaudoin, Griffin Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:42 AM To: Karle, Darcy <Darcy.Karle@town.barnstable.ma.us> Cc: Taylor, Brian <Brian.Taylor@town.barnstable.ma.us>; paul.marsala@foth.com Subject: Cotuit Entrance Channel Dredging - Extra Shoal Importance: High Hi Darcy, I wanted to reach out in advance of us subming a leer for consideraon. The County is in the process of mobilizing to complete the approved dredging of the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel. We received the pre-dredge survey and found that a small shoal will be le to the west of the channel upon compleon. We are concerned that this may pose a risk to navigaon, so we are pursuing an emergency authorizaon from the various regulatory agencies to seek approval to remove the shoal while the dredging is on-going. As you can see in the below email chain, Paul Marsala from Foth (copied on this email) has been discussing this maer with DEP and they suggested seek a leer of support from Conservaon. Brian will be preparing a leer in that regards. We will be sending you the leer later this morning. Please contact us with any quesons. Thank you, Griffin Griffin Beaudoin, P.E. Town Engineer Barnstable Department of Public Works 382 Falmouth Road - Hyannis, MA 02601 P: 508-790-6400 – C: 774-487-9663 griffin.beaudoin@town.barnstable.ma.us CAUTION:This email originated from outside of Foth. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content to be safe.